The Police Service Commission has approved the promotion of twelve Commissioners of Police to the rank of Assistant Inspectors General of Police.
It also approved the elevation of sixteen Deputy Commissioners to the rank of substantive Commissioners and twenty-seven Assistant Commissioners to Deputy Commissioners.
According to a statement by the Commission’s Head of Press and Public Relations, Ikechukwu Ani, one Assistant Commissioner missed the promotion exercise and was not elevated.
He added that the Commission also approved the promotion of 145 Chief Superintendents of Police to the rank of Assistant Commissioners. These include General Duty officers and specialists such as medical doctors, dentists, pharmacists, lab scientists, physiotherapists, nurses, officers from the Airwing, priests, and aircraft engineers.
According to him, “Twenty-nine Superintendents of Police, all specialists (Info-Tec, Works, and AFIS), were also promoted to the next rank of Chief Superintendents of Police. The Commission also approved the promotion of 38 Deputy Superintendents (Specialists) to the next rank of Superintendents.”
“The twelve Commissioners of Police promoted to the rank of Assistant Inspectors General of Police are Johnson Oluwole Adenola, current Commissioner of Police, Oyo State, former Principal Staff Officer to the Inspector General of Police, and also former Deputy Commissioner Operations, Delta State Command; and Ako Benedict Gabriel, current CP Anti-Fraud; Ahmadu Tijani Abdullahi, CP Jigawa State.”
Others include: “Emmanuel Adegbola Aina, acting AIG Intelligence, Force Intelligence; Omolara Ibidun Oloruntola; Hassan Abdu Yababet, CP, Police College Jos; Bretet Emmanuel Simon, CP Taraba; Enyinnaya Inonachi Adiogu, CP FCID, Gombe Zonal Command; Aminu Baba Raji, CP Special Unit, FCID, Alagbon; Mohammed Mu’azu Usman, CP Eastern Ports, Port Harcourt; Festus Chinedu Oko, acting AIG DLS Department, Force Headquarters; and Ronke Nurat Okunade, Special Fraud Unit FCID Annex Lagos.”
Ani stated that the sixteen Deputy Commissioners promoted to the rank of Commissioners are Uduak Otu Ita, Sheikh Mohammed Danko, Charles Ezekwesiri Dike, Nnana Oji Ama, DC Intelligence FCID; Gabriel Onyilo Eliagwu; Abiola Reuben Olutunde; Yakubu Useni Dankaro; Michael Adegoroye Falade; Aina Adesola; and Umar Ahmed Chuso.
“Others are Emefile Tony Osifo; Innocent Ilogbunam Anagbado; Musa Mohammed Sani; Victor Avwerosuo Erivwode, DC SEB, FCID; Omoikhudu Philip; and Sylvester Edogbanya.”
The twenty-seven Assistant Commissioners promoted to Deputy Commissioners include Shehu Idris, David Adio Alalada, acting DCP Admin, Enugu State Command; Dalhatu Basher; Hamzat Tambai; Abdulkarim Nuhu, Area Commander, Port Harcourt; Olufemi Akinwale Akinola; Sani Fudaiku Kura; Yakubu Isah; Isa Abubukar Adamu; Sunday Omonijo; and Sunday Akinlolu Okunola.
“Others are Abimbola Shafkat Abdulraheem; Adekunle Murisiku Tokosi; Ibrahim Sumaila Musa; Mohammed Jega Musa; Musa Jibril; Ali Isa Gumel; Dankal Umar Bello; Suleiman Ladi Abdullahi; Suleiman Sade; Ahmed Ataka Tanko; and Shehu Aliyu. ACP Ndidiamaka Alifi Oguamalam, Police College Ikeja; Magawata Mode; Adedeji Adeniyi; Bello Zaurah Tukur; Mohammed Muntari Mati; and Mohammed Ajose were also promoted to Deputy Commissioners of Police.”
“Zubairu Maina, Olufikayo Abimbola Fawole, Stephen Olusola Olatise, Buhari Abdullahi, and Akaniyere Etuk were some of the Chief Superintendents promoted to the next rank of Assistant Commissioners.”
Others promoted include Lateef Jaiyeola, CSP Admin, Force Education; Agbemoroti Clement Oloruntoba, acting ACP Admin Zone 17 Akure and former DPO Bode Osi Olaoluwa, Osun State; Magaji Kabomo Mohammed, IGP Monitoring Unit; Chinedum Aniagbaso, ICT Force Headquarters; Abdullahi Mohammed Deba, Gender Unit, Force Intelligence; Mohammed Sani Idris, Commander SPU Base 7 Abuja; Barau Dalhatu Bafarawa, FCID; and Ugwuodo Chika, Homicide Section, FCID Abuja. Adeoye Benjamin Oyekunle, acting ACP X Squad, Akure Ondo State Command; Sani El-Mustapha, CRU, Force Headquarters; Sani Mohammed Babainna; and Olabode Olawole of the Airwing Unit were also among those promoted.”
He noted that all promoted officers participated in examinations and interviews conducted by the Commission.